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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Ishigaki, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Jiro Inoue, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Kazuhito Yokomori, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/06 ;
Abstract
A vehicle door latch device has a child-proof mechanism provided between an inner lever and an open lever, a powered closing mechanism arranged to rotate a latch toward a full-latched position from a half-latched position by motor power, and a safety mechanism arranged to urgently stop actuation of the powered closing mechanism in response to rotation of the open lever. The child-proof mechanism has a transmitting device which transmits the rotation of the inner lever to the safety mechanism to actuate the safety mechanism, without rotating the open lever in the child-proof state.